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You Can Fix All the World’s Problems in a Garden

September 17, 2009 Eco-Friendly Living

This extremely inspiring, 5-minute video demonstrates how Permaculture gardening practices can be used to desalinate soils just a mile away from the Dead Sea in the Jordanian desert—restoring them to life and food productivity without the use of chemical fertilizers, heavy irrigation or tilling. If we can heal the land and bring life back to [...]

Environmental News Highlights – 9/17/2009

September 17, 2009 Factory-Free Food

Because of my background in sustainable agriculture, I think the choices we make about eating are some of the most powerful means through which we can live our values. I believe the idea of “better living through chemistry” is a myth—particularly when applied to food and health. Food should come from family farms, not from [...]

Why We Should All Eat Locally

September 11, 2009 Eco-Friendly Living

Many regions have declared September “Local Food Month.” It’s not a national celebration yet, but let’s hope it doesn’t become one. Every month should be local food month, and here’s why:

Weekly Environmental News Highlights – 9/10/2009

September 10, 2009 Eco-Friendly Living

There is so much gloom and doom environmental news these days, sometimes it’s hard not to feel depressed. So this week, for a mental health pick-me-up, I’ve intentionally searched out good news; stories of positive events and people making a difference. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did!

Weekly Environmental News Highlights – 8/20/09

August 20, 2009 Eco-Friendly Living

It seems the more people wake up to environmental sustainability, holistic health, and whole food nutrition, the stronger the backlash from corporate interests. But the rising tide of interest in a more sustainable, nourishing way of life will not be contained. In that spirit, here are this week’s Green Links:

Reason No. #4,298 to Go Organic

August 6, 2009 Eco-Friendly Living

With all the poo-pooing of organic food in the mainstream media lately, I thought I’d post this week on one little-known reason to eat organic that might convince even the most die-hard organic skeptic: Poop. Ironically, while industrial agriculture methods leave vast quantities of animal manure to languish in toxic lagoons that destroy quality of [...]

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